Legendary fiddler Duggan to receive music award

EVER since he purchased his first fiddle for two old pounds at the age of 14, Mikey Duggan has been an integral part of the traditional music scene in the Sliabh Luachra area, straddling the Cork/Kerry border.

“As I came home that evening with my fiddle, I wouldn’t call the queen my aunt,” he wistfully recalled.

And so began a long career during which he often played with legendary musicians such as Patrick O’Keeffe, Denis Murphy and Johnny O’Leary.